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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 01:43 PM Jan 2017

Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book

By Andrew Kaczynski

Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley, whom Donald Trump has tapped for a top national security communications role, plagiarized large sections of her 2012 book, a CNN KFile review has found.

The review of Crowley’s June 2012 book, "What The (Bleep) Just Happened," found upwards of 50 examples of plagiarism from numerous sources, including the copying with minor changes of news articles, other columnists, think tanks, and Wikipedia. The New York Times bestseller, published by the HarperCollins imprint Broadside Books, contains no notes or bibliography.

Crowley did not return a request for comment. Multiple requests for comment by phone and email over the past two days to HarperCollins went unreturned.

Trump’s transition team is standing by Crowley.

http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/kfile-trump-monica-crowley-plagiarized-multiple-sources-2012-book/

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Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book (Original Post) octoberlib Jan 2017 OP
A real winner eh. Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #1
They're all a bunch of amoral, unethical crooks. octoberlib Jan 2017 #2
All part of the GOP/Trump Coup my friend. Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #4
Another fine, un-vetted choice, eh? MineralMan Jan 2017 #3
People who do not cite the works of others are opportunists of the worst sort. n/t demmiblue Jan 2017 #5
Agree my fiend. Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #6

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
3. Another fine, un-vetted choice, eh?
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 02:04 PM
Jan 2017

People who plagiarize the work of others have no principles or ethical grounding. I do not trust them. As a professional writer, I take plagiarism very seriously. My words are mine. Others shouldn't profit from them without attribution.

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